[[File:Donbosco furbo.jpg|thumbnail|left|150px|St. John Bosco (Don Bosco), the spiritual mentor of St. Dominic Savio.]]
It was Fr. Giuseppe Cugliero,<ref name="ReferenceB"/> Dominic's teacher at school, who gave a high account of him to John Bosco and recommended that Bosco meet him during the [[Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary|Feast of the Rosary]], when he would take his boys to [[Murialdo]]. Accordingly, accompanied by his father, Dominic met John Bosco on the first Monday in the month of October, 1854.<ref name="ReferenceC">Traditionalcatholic.net: [http://www.traditionalcatholic.net/Tradition/Information/Saint/John_Bosco/The_Life_of_Dominic_Savio/Chapter_VI.html The Life of Dominic Savio: Chapter 6-My First Meeting with Dominic Savio. Some Curious Incidents Connected With It.]; Retrieved on November 24, 2006.</ref> John Bosco records this conversation in some detail. He notes that Dominic was eager to go to Turin with John Bosco, and that he wished to become a [[Priest#Roman Catholic and Orthodox|priest]] after completing his studies in that town.<ref>Bosconet.aust.com: [http://www.bosconet.aust.com/Salesianity/3livesfinal.zip Don Bosco's Three Lives: The Life of Dominic Savio (Chapter 7: The first time I got to know him. Some curious moments in our meeting)]; Retrieved on November 24, 2006.</ref> This meeting was the beginning of their relationship, the result of which was that John Bosco agreed to take Dominic to [[Turin]] with him.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
